Google Plus: Stealth Mode to Instant Competitor?

Google’s super secret social networking endeavor, Google Plus, was released this week as a “Field Test.” Many from the Google Buzz crowd and FOGs (Friends of Google) were invited along and within 48 hours it opened up to a much wider group. It is estimated (albeit unscientifically) that several thousand people now have access. I’d [Read More...]

 

Brief explanation: I was flirting with the idea of shutting the blog down or allowing it to simply wither on the vine. I even considered posting a message that all of my blogging will occur in a micro fashion either on Buzz or Twitter (@JonMallin).  However, I have decided to keep the blog live, allow [Read More...]

The Next Big Thing: Miio

Posted by Jon Mallin at 7:31 pm
Jul 232010
 
The Next Big Thing: Miio

Miio is a mixture of every hot property on the web right now. It is a little like Facebook, Twitter, Buzz and FriendFeed. In other words, it is a social networking site. Do we really need another? The answer appears to be a resounding YES. Miio brings in the best of each of the hot [Read More...]

May 172010
 
Google Buzz deserves a second chance

I budget most of my social networking time for Google Buzz. Here’s my long-winded why… Facebook support waivers and A list bloggers like Mashable speculate about the fate of MySpace, but nobody seems to be reporting on Google Buzz. Sure, it faltered out of the gate with a privacy misstep. To briefly recap: users were [Read More...]

Feb 282010
 
Music (Video) Mondays on Google Buzz

I’m starting a buzz campaign to bring Music Mondays from Twitter to Google Buzz. For those who unfamiliar with Music Mondays, people simply tweet the music they’ve been listening to lately to generate some Twitter activity and to help spread the news about good recording artists. Music Mondays make more sense on Buzz than Twitter [Read More...]

 
Google Buzz: Effects on the Blogosphere and Digital Media

Everyone is buzzing about how to use Google Buzz and whether it will succeed. Some are still tweeting about privacy concerns. Everyone wants to know whether Facebook, Twitter and Google Buzz can coexist. In this post, I take a different approach. I begin with the assumption that Google Buzz will succeed and consider what effects [Read More...]

 
If you missed Buzz this week... all the buzz is about... Buzz.

If you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon and played around on Google Buzz, you haven’t missed much. I’ll tell you what’s been going on the past few days.

 
Why Google Buzz is targeted at Twitter... not Facebook yet.

I believe that Google Buzz is primarily aimed at attracting Twitter content providers right now, not Facebook content. This is a follow up post to the video I recently posted.

 
Twitter for Blackberry by RIM Leaked [Downloads]

Not much to say about this other than BlackBerryRocks.Com just posted the links. See the post here: http://bit.ly/9pGQjl.  Use the Desktop Manager install. P.S. Can’t handle multiple accounts. P.P.S. WTF? RIM’s finally getting around to releasing a Twitter app when Twitter is about to be owned by Google Buzz? 9 million buzzes in 2 days.

Feb 102010
 
Google Buzz -- Complaints and Suggestions

Here I gripe about Google Buzz… I believe that Google Buzz has a lot of potential and I’m digging it. However, it has some kinks that need to be worked out:

 
Google to Add Status Update Feature to Gmail [Analysis]

The Wall Street Journal and Mashable are reporting that Google will soon roll out a “status update” feature to Gmail similar to Facebook and Twitter. This is BIG news and “Make Gmail Social” (which appears in the Mashable headline) is now a trending topic on Twitter.

 
Twitter + Blackberry + Uberness = UberTwitter Beta-6

The Eagle has landed. The much anticipated UberTwitter Beta-6 has arrived. UberTwitter was named Blackberry App of the Year by Crackberry users.

 
NEW: Tech Bottle has a Facebook page (and other ways to follow us)...

Recognizing that Facebook has a significantly greater user-base than Twitter (Zynga’s FarmVille alone has more users than Twitter, reportedly), we have added a Facebook fan page. Please consider becoming a fan of Tech Bottle on Facebook. We also will continue to push our content to @techbottle on Twitter. All of the methods of following Tech [Read More...]

 
How Twitter might monetize itself (Ads & Premium Features) in 2010 without alienating users...

One of the big stories this week is that Twitter will turn a net profit this year simply due to its content sales to Google and Bing, according to Bloomberg. For a cool $25 million, Google and Bing are indexing every public tweet. Twitter’s operating expenses for 2009 will be approximately $20 million. Accordingly, Twitter [Read More...]

 
UberTwitter for Blackberry, Upcoming Features...

UberTwitter is adding two new terrific features and making changes that don’t affect the interface that will improve the app’s performance. The two noticeable changes, as shown in the pictures below of the .941 test release, are  auto-complete of usernames and customizable tabs with color icons.

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